Too much timing???

Ok now I see;You could not give me that unit.I suspect the stop arms are either bending or IDK, somehow acting like springs.
However, there is a common sense solution to this.
Next time it's hot just rev it up to 4000 and reset the timing to 36*. Let the cold timing be what it will be.If you end up short on initial, just shorten up the slot and reset the timing, hot, at 4000. Baddabing.

That's funny. That is actually one of the most reliable advance mechs I have used. And I started with GM junk and early Chrysler crap that I had to weld the stop plate on. Nothing wrong with the advance mech unit. It needs to be looked at.

BTW I buy all the Mallory stuff I can find.